Carry-on Wheeled Luggage for Photographic Equipment

A piece of carry-on luggage for articles such as photographic equipment and the like, comprising:

• a receiver having a first wall, a second wall, two side walls, a top wall, and a bottom wall, the first wall and the second wall facing each other and being joined to the bottom wall, the side walls, and the top wall so as to define an internal compartment, the receiver having dimensions consistent with airline carry-on luggage rules and in particular the first wall, second wall, and two side walls having a height consistent with the vertical dimension allowed by airline carry-on luggage rules and the top wall, bottom wall, and side walls having a depth consistent with the minimum horizontal dimension allowed by airline carry-on luggage rules;
• an internal wall located in the internal compartment and attached to one or more of the side walls, a top wall, and a bottom wall so as to separate the internal compartment into first and second sub-compartments, the first sub-compartment being adjacent to both substantially most of the first wall and substantially a bottom portion of the second wall, the second sub-compartment being adjacent substantially an upper portion of the second wall,
• the first sub-compartment being sized to be capable of accommodating at least a 400 mm 2.8 f-stop aperture telephoto lens,
• a first opening defined in the receiver portion adjacent and parallel to the first wall for providing entry to the first sub-compartment from the exterior of the carrier,
• a zipper having complementary halves attached on either side of the first opening, the halves of the zipper having at least one slider for reversibly separating the halves of the zipper for permitting access to the first sub-compartment and reversibly attaching the halves of the zipper for securing the first opening from entry from the exterior of the carrier,
• a second opening defined in the receiver portion adjacent to one of the second wall and the top wall providing entry to the second sub-compartment from the exterior of the receiver,
• two wheel housings having wheels mounted therein attached to the receiver adjacent the bottom wall and extending away from the receiver whereby the wheels can support a substantial part of the weight of the piece of luggage when the receiver is substantially above the wheels and the wheels are in contact with a surface;
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• an extendable handle assembly attached to the receiver and containable within the second sub-compartment when in a first contracted configuration and having a second extended configuration whereby a part of the handle assembly extends outwardly from the second sub-compartment through the second opening and generally vertically above the receiver whereby a user can grasp the handle assembly and pull or push the receiver of the piece of luggage across the surface in an inclined position.

A piece of luggage comprising:

• a receiver having dimensions consistent with carry-on luggage restrictions and defining an internal compartment capable of accommodating at least a 400 mm 2.8 f-stop aperture telephoto lens,
• the receiver further comprising a frame assembly, the frame assembly comprising a telescoping handle assembly and wheels projecting from the receiver, whereby a user can grasp the handle assembly when in an extended configuration and pull or push the receiver of the piece of luggage across a surface in an inclined position while the receiver is supported by the wheels, and
• a security cable made of a material that is not easily cut or broken and having a first end attached to the receiver and a free second end for attachment to an external object for preventing unauthorized removal of the piece of luggage, and
• a pocket defined in the receiver for holding the security cable when the second end of the security cable is not attached to the external object.